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See also: alalią

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Etymology

From a- (without) + -lalia (speech).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈleɪliə/, /eɪˈleɪliə/

Noun

alalia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) The loss of the ability to speak, especially due to paralysis of the vocal cords.
    • 1886, Edward P. Davis, “Disorders of Speech”, in William Pepper, Louis Starr, editors, A System of Practical Medicine, Volume 5, Lea Brothers & Co., page 569:
      A striking case of amnesic alalia was that of Lordat, a French physician, who thus described his malady: "I find myself deprived of the value of all words. [] "
  2. (medicine) Speech delay, a delay in the development or use of the mechanisms that produce speech.
    • 2013, Jason Loviglio, Michele Hilmes, editors, Radio's New Wave, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), unnumbered page:
      The other major exception, characters with Down syndrome (a condition that often includes among its symptoms alalia, or speech delay), are usually played by actors with Down syndrome [] .

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